British barrister Sydney Carton lives an insubstantial and unhappy life. He falls under the spell of Lucie Manette, but Lucie marries Charles Darnay....

A prominent journalist is kidnapped by a lunatic who threatens to kill her unless she writes flattering articles about him.

A classic Ealing comedy in which a young boy steals a magnet and becomes a hero.

During the 1940s, Maurice Bendrix, a writer recently discharged from the armed service, falls in love with Sarah Miles, whom he interviews for a...

In this drama, a frustrated upper-class writer decides that he will find real inspiration by examining his subjects first-hand. This leads him to...

A young man, in love with a woman who can never be his, discovers a way to fulfil his dreams. In their childhood the three were the best of friends,...

This exceptional theatrical version of Lewis Carroll's 1865 classic features a combination of live characters and puppets.

Classic British drama about the residents of a large terrace house in London between Christmas 1938 and September 1939. Percy Boon lives with his...

A prison governor deals with a variety of different prisoners, including a charming murderer.

A compulsive gambler stumbles towards losing everything when Merle Oberon decides to save him from himself.

A man is haunted throughout his life, by a magical door that opens onto an alternate, Garden-of-Eden like world.

A wealthy blind man is determined to build a cricket pavilion as a memorial to his dead son, who was killed in battle in World War II. Not long...

Eight-year-old Roger Court is in Venice expecting to reunite with his father, British diplomat Major Court (Trevor Howard), whom he hasn't seen in...

Boris Turganev (Murray) is a Russian scientist who has absconded from a Communist prison in an attempt to achieve a better life working for the...

Two brothers struggle for control of the family business in 19th century Yorkshire.

Jonathan Dakers' early ambition was to become a great surgeon and to marry Edie Martyn. But, on the death of his father, he is obliged to start work...

A romantic tour of Britain set to Dylan Thomas's poetry.

Convinced that a wartime resistance heroine is innocent of a murder charge, Nap Rumbold, a solicitor / private detective travels to France searching...

Occupied Yugoslavia. With organised resistance shattered by the Nazi onslaught it is only the activity of small guerrilla bands that bring fresh hope...

Wartime propaganda piece giving the warning "Be like Dad, Keep Mum". A gossipy housewife is overheard talking about what her son is doing by a Nazi...

After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World...

The people, the scenery and the industrial traditions of the Stroud valley and the growth of the woollen industry.

Is there anyone out there? Cheshire's Jodrell Bank observatory aims to find out with its new giant radio telescope.

Journey into Spring is a 1958 British short documentary film directed by Ralph Keene, and made by British Transport Films. The film -- partly a...

A day in the life of insurance agent Mr Smith, who will die as a result of a road accident.

The Cotswolds are the largest areas of Britain, stretching over a hundred miles from Chipping Camden to the city of Bath.

Rivalry at a local Gilbert and Sullivan Society over who will play Jack Point in the Silver Jubilee production. Rowland Matthews has always been the...

Between the Tides is a 1958 short documentary directed by Ralph Keene for British Transport Films.It is a study of the animal and plant life of...

The flora and fauna of the Scottish highlands, including footage of ospreys, and stags in Argyle.

Examines Britian's industrial heritage, concentrating on the period between 1708 and 1850, and showing many examples of surviving relics of the...

A tribute to William Shakespeare devised by Geoffrey Buckland-Smith and made in connection with the quatro-centenary celebrations. Spoken extracts...

When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle as a princess with only six months'...

Throughout his life, William Wilson finds himself being shadowed by another William Wilson, who seems to resemble him in more than name.

Britain operates the most experienced diesel and electric railway in tne world. A century and a half ago she invented the steam engine and introduced...

A BAFTA nominated documentary reviewing news, sporting and royal events from 1933.

A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at the international co-operation involved in developing 1,500 miles of the Mekong river.

Directed by Thorold Dickinson.

A documentary showing aspects of long-disappeared rural life in Northumberland in 1953.

In the 23rd Century, Britain (now called Albion) is made up of two distinct communities - the Aggros (farm workers) and the Toonies (industrial...

In wartime, an English spy must go into neutral territory to murder a fellow-Englishman who has been working for the enemy.

A retired couple with many unresolved old scores to settle, argue and bicker while their world decays around them.